You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

This teacher needs your help!

Mrs. Kim from Los Angeles, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Mrs. Kim is requesting

I Love Math!

My students need interesting and engaging math books to read and work out rigorous problems in, such as "Real Life Math Mysteries" and "Math Games".

  • $463 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Keep the momentum going! Make a donation to Mrs. Kim for her next project!

Help Mrs. Kim

Keep the momentum going! Make a donation to Mrs. Kim for her next project!

My Students

My students begin their first day mumbling "I hate math." It's a challenge to get my students to see that we use math everyday in sports, card games, shopping, and more! Math is fun, interesting, and not always about working from a huge textbook filled with thousands of problems. Math is everywhere!

I want to make learning math more interesting and inspiring for my students who attend a low-performing inner-city public high school.

As a math teacher to over two-hundred students each year, the majority of my students begin the school year "afraid" and "bored" of math. I try to counter their negative perceptions of mathematics by inspiring students to think of mathematics as a language and a gateway to a whole new world of possibilities. For many of my students, they will be the first in their family to attend college. Most of the students at my high school are in some form of foster care or live with a single parent or relative and have not had experiences with adults who are engineers or doctors. I am a proponent of opportunities and I use my classroom to motivate students to explore the possibilities of attending college or having a career in math and science. Donors help to fill in the gap between the environmental reality of my students and what is needed to achieve.

My Project

The math workbooks, dictionaries, and hands-on activities will help my students be more involved with the math they are learning in class. My goal is to engage my students with collaborative activities, promote math language with written and oral communication of mathematics, and promote interest in real-life math with challenging math games. As a teacher for over 10 years at this same high school, I have learned that students will stretch their minds and learn higher-level concepts if they are hands-on and take ownership in their learning. These interactions and experiences are necessary to master the standards for the course.

With your donation, I can continue to provide materials that help meet my students' academic needs.

Thank you for taking the time to read my proposal and I hope you find it worthwhile to help my students achieve.

Mrs. Kim Susan Miller Dorsey High School Grades 9-12

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Mrs. Kim

Los Angeles, CA View local requests

Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

200 students impacted 17donors

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Mrs. Kim is requesting.

See our finances

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Real Life Math Mysteries: A Kids' Answer to the Question, "What Will We Ever Use This For?" Marya Washington Tyler • Barnes and Noble $11.59 1 $11.59
Math Games: 180 Reproducible Activities to Motivate, Excite, and Challenge Students, Grades 6-12 Gary Robert Muschla, Judith A. Muschla • Barnes and Noble $24.32 1 $24.32
Real-Life Math: Algebra Walter Sherwood • Barnes and Noble $17.05 1 $17.05
Math Dictionary: The Easy, Simple, Fun Guide to Help Math Phobics Become Math Lovers Eula Ewing Monroe • Barnes and Noble $16.19 1 $16.19
Math Dictionary for Kids: The Essential Guide to Math Terms, Strategies, and Tables Theresa Fitzgerald • Barnes and Noble $9.84 1 $9.84
Visual Math Dictionary Don Balka, Jack Bana • Barnes and Noble $12.94 1 $12.94
Algebra 2, Skills Practice Workbook Manufactured by McGraw-Hill/Glencoe • Barnes and Noble $6.62 35 $231.70

Materials cost

$323.63

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $29.61

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.85

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$393.09

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$69.37

Total project goal

$462.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $462.46

13 Donors

-$231.00

Donations toward project cost

-$196.35

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.65

match offer

-$231.46

Match offer toward project cost

-$196.74

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.72

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Give the most requested basic supplies

See teacher requests

Give back to your community

Find opportunities to impact local needs by exploring a map of classroom projects near you.

See local area

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Mrs. Kim and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","showProjectRecommendations":true,"leadGenEnabled":true,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"CA","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":4,"name":"High School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/i-love-math/430429/","mayHaveReplacements":true,"numStudents":200,"teacherScreenName":"Mrs. Kim","isEquityFocus":true,"proposalHash":"-166697078","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"schoolCity":"Los Angeles","teachersOnPage":[326066],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"minimizedLeadGenEnabled":false,"proposalId":430429,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"authorIds":{"326066":{"owner":"Mrs. Kim","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[430429],"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/136/teacher-placeholder-4_136.png","teacherHasProfilePhoto":false,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":54129,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["NjA5Nzc1","NjE1NDg0","NjE1Mzg2","NTk0NzI2","NjE1MzMz","NjE1NDkz","NjAxMDI0","NjE0ODYy","NjE1NDE2","NjE1MTI0","NjE1MTE2","MjQ5NjIw","NjE1MTQz","NjA1OTU0"],"teacherId":326066,"schoolCounty":"Los Angeles","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"CA","name":"California"}}